Heckel Bassoon Information

Last update:  Monday, May 05, 2008 10:38:01 PM

Heckel Bassoon Documents

I have obtained some documents that Heckel used during the 1975 time frame. Several of these documents had been used for years.

• A document showing the intonation tendencies of Heckel bassoons; serial # 11176 was used to produce this chart.
• A line drawing of the two models of Heckel bassoons offered in 1975: the 41i and 41p.
• An order form for a Heckel bassoon in 1975; this was a working order form for 12262. The handwritten figures were the translation of Deutsch Marks to dollars at the time.
• The most blessed event; the letter that you receive informing you that your new Heckel bassoon is nearly completed. Time to warn your banker!

Heckel Bassoon Options

In the past, Heckel offered a wide array of models of bassoons. At the time of Heckel's 100 year anniversary (1931) the Heckel catalog listed 25 models of the Heckel bassoon--including the model 41met which had a metal body! This model was reportedly produced for tropical climates. Keywork options were offered by way of these different models.

The model number 41 has always been used for the German system bassoons, while the model number 42 was the designation for the World System keywork (left hand French system, right hand German system).

Currently, Heckel produces only one model of the bassoon, the 41i. Click here to see the standard catalog options offered for a new Heckel bassoon.

Heckel Bassoon Notes

Instrument identification

   Serial Numbers

The Heckel firm was founded in 1831; however it was 1877 before they began stamping serial numbers on their bassoons. The first serial number stamped was 3000.

Heckel bassoon serial numbers are assigned when the wood for the instrument is chosen for construction. After the serial number is assigned the wood is cured for at least 12 years. This can cause variations in serial number/year progression; it is possible to have a lower serial number shipped after a higher serial number has shipped.

Heckel bassoon serial numbers are not continuous. There are known gaps in the serial numbers. The reason for these gaps is not always known even by the factory. For example, according to company sources:

...we can confirm that there are no instruments [bassoons] from [serial numbers] 11389 to 11501 ever built; maybe we had a design change during that time.

   Manufacturing Mark

Heckel bassoons also have a manufacturing mark. The manufacturing mark is a number which is used to keep the all of the parts of a bassoon grouped together during the production process. This number can be found (in Arabic form) under the boot cap following the serial number on newer bassoons; it can also be found in Roman numeral form inscribed on the underside of the keys of a bassoon. It can also be found by a series of small pin holes, or dots punched in the surface of the wood joints. These dots are typically found under keys so that they cannot be seen when the instrument is assembled.

This web page uses the convention serial/manufacturing mark, e.g., serial number 7273, manufacturing mark 2 would be displayed as 7273/2. This number is sometimes referred to as a desk number or a bench mark.

Construction Changes Through History

   Rubber bore liner

The hard rubber liner was introduced and patented by Wilhelm Heckel in 1889.

   Flat Back Long Joint

In the late 4000s Heckel changed from building flat back long joints to the current round cross-section shape. You can clearly see a flat back long joint on bassoon #4822. The back of the long joint is built with a plateau, similar to what is still made for the wing C# key.

   Long Bore/Short Bore

During 1922 (around serial number 5711) Heckel changed from building small bore bassoons to the wide bore bassoon. In order to accomidate this change, the wing, boot and long joint have shorter tube lengths. In America the wide bore instruments are frequently referred to as short bore bassoons. Before serial number 5711 (1922) only small bore bassoons were built; between serial numbers 5711 and 7700 (1935) both types were built and after serial number 7700 typically only the wide bore was built.

   Thick Wall Construction

In 1963 (around serial number 10700) Heckel began making the walls of the bassoon thicker. The standard story explaining the reason for this changes was that the thinner walled instruments tended to crack too easily, especially in the long joint tenons and the top of the boot joint. Very recently (the 15000 series) there is evidence that the wall thickness of the bassoons has been further increased.

   Ivory Bell Ring

Real ivory was used for the ivory bell ring until the 13000 series. From that point on, a very good imitation made of plastic has been used. According to recent reports, Heckel has once again begun using real ivory for the bell rings due to successful African animal management programs. However, new bassoons sent to the US will continue to have plastic rings due to continued US ivory importation laws.

   Low D Key Guard

The shape of Low D key guard has changed over time. Originally, the Low D key guard was a half cap over the lower half of the Low D key cup as on 3050. By the time of the manufacture of 3221, the guard had changed to a metal rim as seen on 3221. Later the guard changed to a bar similar to the modern Bb key guard on the back of the boot joint as on 5831. With the 6000 series the Low D key guard became the shape that it continues to have today.

   Back Ab Key

Heckel bassoons until 7400 had the back Ab key as a separate tone hole on the back of the boot as seen on 7250. After 7400 the default mechanism for the back Ab key was to operate the front Ab key via a connecting rod through the boot joint. The back Ab key as a separate tone hole is still available as option 107.

   Low G Key

The Low G key was originally connected from front to back by a keywork mechanism that wrapped around the boot joint, as seen on 3221. This permanently changed between 4210 and 4230 to the modern method of connection by pressing a rod that passes directly through the boot joint.

Variations

The following is an explanation of some of the typical variations you may find in instrument descriptions:

   World System

You will notice some instruments listed as World System, French left hand, Muccetti system (after Enzo Muccetti) or Pezzi system. These were all attempts to blend the French bassoon key system (Boehm) with the German (Heckel) system. Typically this was done by building the left hand with the French key system and the right hand with the German key system, although the centennial 1931 Heckel catalog does contain some models that have right hand Boehm system keywork (models 41u, 41v, 41ur and 41vl).

   Bell Shape

Heckel builds bassoons with what the factory calls three different styles of bells; German, French and Italian bells (factory options 72, 72a and 72b respectively). This indicates only the external shape of the bell. This terminology should not be confused with the type of bell ring; a Heckel bassoon with a metal bell ring does not indicate a French bell; it is not uncommon to see a German bell with a metal bell ring. The French bell has a significantly different external shape, as can be seen in this picture of 15208 (this instrument also has a divided long joint). I have been told by Roger Birnstingl that the Italian bell (also know as the Muccetti bell) has the same bore as a normal bell but has very thin walls and very little bulge. It is also quite a bit lighter, weighing in at around 250 grams versus the 300 grams of a typical German bell.

   Gentlemen's Model

Some instruments are listed as a Gentlemen's model, or having a divided long joint. These instruments have a joint lower on the top of the long joint (between the Low B and C keys) which allows the instrument to be taken apart into sections which are more similar in length. Typically there is still a normal bell joint (option 85); however, there is an option to have only the joint between the Low B and C keys (option 85a).

Heckel Bassoon Bocals

This set of pages gives some descriptions of Heckel bassoon bocals, especially information concerning the external differences between pre- and post-war bocals.

Notes about the instrument table

• Several instrument have notations indicating that they were mentioned/used in the James Burton book. This is a reference to James L. Burton's "Bassoon Bore Dimensions " D.M.A. dissertation, Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, May 1975. Some instruments also note their use in Mr. Burton's article Graphing the Bassoon Bore in the publication The Journal of the International Double Reed Society, Number 3, 1975.

Heckel Bassoon Serial Numbers

For your convenience, you may use the following hyperlinks to jump directly to a specific Heckel bassoon series:

Serial Number	Date	Known Owners	Images	Description	History	For Sale
3000s
3000	1877
3001	1877
3039	(1879)		All joints All joints flipped-over Heckel label on the wing joint Front of wing and back of Long joint		This is the oldest known Heckel bassoon still in use.	9/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com) 8/2007 (kv191.nl)
3047	1880			Low A for left little finger, Tristan-Stuerze	In the Music Institut of the University of Tuebingen
3048	1880	2	Front Back
3050	(1880)	1	Complete instrument In Case			1/2005 (netinstruments.com) 10/2007 (eBay)
3051	(1881)	1		There are indications that at one time this was a low A model.
3070	(1882)					1/2005
3221	(1883)	1	Detail of serial number Instrument in case Back of boot joint Front of boot joint Another view of the front of the boot joint Side of boot joint, showing old-style G key mechanism Long joint-showing flat-back Back of wing joint Front of wing joint Detail of low B key Detail of low D key Close-up of wing/long joint back Close-up of boot joint front/top Close-up of boot joint back/top Close-up of boot joint front/bottom Close-up of boot joint back/bottom			10/2002 (ebay)
3229	(1884)	1
3258	(1885)	1
3261	(1885)	1
3273	1886
3275	(1886)					7/2000 (eBay/Nebraska)
3317	(1886)	1	Detail of serial number Instrument in case Instrument in case Boot joint Wing joint Long joint Label on bell			12/2007 (ebay)
3332	1886
3333	1887
3334	(1887)	1
3346	1887
3365	1887	1	Separate parts In Case			1/2007 (Italy eBay.it)
3371	(1887)	1
3374	1887
3375	(1887)					4/2007 (holzblasinstrumente.de)
3410	(1888)					9/1996 (International Musician) 7/1998
3422	(1889)				complete overhaul in 2003	1/2005
3435	1889
3448	1889					11/2006 (Sotheby's)
3455	1889					8/2001 (eBay)
3470	(1889)		Different views
3478	(1889)		Overall			2/2006 (bassoon.org)
3482	1889		In case Back of boot Top of boot Left thumb In case (2) Front of wing joint	Palisander wood.		10/2003 (eBay)
3486	(1889)					5/2000 (eBay/France)
3494	1889
3495	1890
3504	(1890)					8/2002 (ebay and bassoon.org)
3521	1890
3528	(1890)	1			Played professionally in period instrument orchestras.	1/2004 (Musicalchairs)
3537	(1890)	2			Low D tone hole has a metal ring inside; looks like a repair from an accident. Overhauled by Rieger.	12/2002 5/2002 (bassoon.org) 10/2002 (bassoon.org) 1/2003 (netinstruments.com) 12/2005 (brainplanet.com)
3555	1890
3556	1891
3583	(1891)					2/2001 (London) 3/2000 (London) 10/2003 (IDRS)
3602	(1891)					6/1998 (Spratt)
3616	1891
3617	1892
3620/2	1892		In case Top of wing Front of boot Back of boot U-Tube			12/2006 (eBay)
3677	1892
3678	1893
3709	(1893)					2/2000 (Germany)
3714	1893
3717	(1893)	1
3726	(1893)	1				5/1999 (ebay)
3738	1893
3739	1894
3750/5	(1894)		Back side of all pieces Front of boot Right thumb area Serial number			9/2006 (eBay)
3774	(1894)					2/2001 7/2000
3776	(1894)				reworked - low pitch	11/1998 (Australia)
3781	(1894)					1994 (IDRS) 7/1998
3797	(1894)		Boot from back Boot from front Wing/Long joint from back Wing/Long joint from front Bell from front			3/2002 (eBay/Germany)
3799	1894
3800	1895
3826	(1895)				Worked on by Carl Sawicki 1995 (tubes, etc)
3846	(1895)		In Case All joints Lower back Full-length back Close-up of right thumb area		Spent some time in St. Petersburg and New Zealand.	12/2007 (eBay) 12/2007 (eBay) 1/2008 (eBay)
3857	1895
3858	1896
3885	1898				Completely overhauled (resilvered, etc)
3892/3	1896		In case In case: close up U-Tube with serial number			5/2007 (eBay.com) 6/2007 (Gumtree.com) 10/2007 (gumtree.com)
3918	1896
3919	1897
3926	(1897)	1
3960	(1897)					10/2002 (mddoublereed.com)
3979	1897
3980	1898
4000s
4000	1898
4038	1898
4039	1899				Used in the Concertgebouw Orchestra
4046	1899
4054	(1899)					6/83 (Germany)
4070	(1899)		In Case All Parts Low Eb kay Low G key, showing conversion Right finger holes Left finger holes Wing C# key			12/2006 (Ebay/France)
4079/2	(1899)		In case Boot joint Serial number on U-Tube			5/2005 (eBay)
4088	(1899)	1			Considering restoration and sale in 1995
4097	1899
4099/3	(1899)	1
4100	1900
4101	(1900)	1		Has a second bell for Low A
4118/4	(1900)		In Case (left) In Case (center) In Case (right) Serial number Boot (back) Boot (front) Boot (top) Left thumb keys Low B key	No whisper key.	Used with orchestras in Vienna, Berlin, London and New York	12/2005 (ebay)
4127	(1900)					12/93 (Germany)
4134	(1900)					7/1997 (Germany)
4137	(1900)					2/2000 (Germany)
4148	(1900)	1
4183	(1900)
4187	(1900)	1			Overhauled in 1995 von Mollenhauer	9/2007 (kleinanzeigen.anzeigen-regional.de)
4188	1900
4189	1901
4190	(1901)					8/1996 (Germany)
4191	(1901)					12/91 (Germany)
4210	(1901)		In Case All joints Back-lower back-upper Top of boot Front-Full length Front-lower Serial number		Spent 90 years being used in a Catholic church in Switzerland.	9/2007 (eBay)
4228	(1901)			As described in 11/2007: Most rollers; has whisper key, no lock; no high d or e; left ring finger plateau key: "short reach"		11/2007 (bassoon.org)
4229	(1901)			whisper key, no lock; no high d, e; left ring finger, short reach		2/2007 (bassoon.org)
4230	1900	2	In Case Bell Front of Boot Back of Boot Front of wing and long joint Left thumb area		Refinished; was sanded excessively to point where Heckel stampings are barely visible, has metal inserts in toneholes of bass joint.	12/2005
4235	(1901)		In Case In Case/Left Side In Case/Right Side Joints turned over	Whisper key lock for left thumb, C plate in minimized design, high D key, high E key.	Reconditioned. Played in a West German opera orchestra.	4/2000 2/2002 (eBay) 3/2002
4265	1901
4266	1902
4269	1902
4273	(1902)	1
4292	(1902)					9/2007 (bassoon.org)
4303	(1902)	1		High d and e keys with tone hole inserts and standard rollers added with some original key work	Completely restored and tuned by Paul Nordby and Jim Laslie
4323	(1903)	1				2/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
4325	(1903)		All in case In case (left) In case (right) On background	Whisper key lock for left thumb, C plate, high d and e key.	Restored by Heckel.	4/2002 (eBay)
4328	(1903)					3/1998
4341	1903
4343	(1903)	1	All joints All joints close-up			6/2007 (musicalchairs.eu.com) 8/2007 (kv191.nl)
4359	(1903)					3/1998 (Das Orchestra)
4361	(1903)	1	In case Wing joint Long joint Bell and Boot Bell and Boot	No whisper key		4/2003 (ebay) 7/2003 (IDRS) 1/2004 (Bassoon.org) 1/2008 (eBay)
4365	(1903)					10/2002 (bassoon.org)
4367	1903	1
4369	(1903)	1		High D key, whisper lock.	Refinished by Heckel in '70's. Tuned by Chip Owen and Marvin Kranz.	5/2002 (IDRS) 6/2003 (bassoon.org)
4374	1903					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4376	1903
4378	(1902)					10/2001 1/2007 (www.leitzinger.de) 2/2007 (bassoon.org)
4397	(1903)					1/93 (Germany)
4402	1903
4403	1904
4417	(1904)					5/1997
4433	(1904)	1
4452	(1904)	1
4454	1902	1			Purchased once for its bell!
4458	(1904)		Detail of all joints Close up of bell label and serial number			4/1997 (Landy Bassoon repair) 11/2001 (eBay)
4468	(1904)				Owned by a university.	1/2002 (eBay)
4469	(1904)	1
4478	1904	1		Not a "flat back" long joint.
4481	1904
4482	1905
4486	(1905)					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4512	(1905)					2/89 (Germany)
4513	(1905)	1
4515/3	(1905)		In case In case/right In case/left Fully assembled Bell Boot joint Mid-section/front Mid-section/back			5/2005 (ebay)
4521	(1905)	1			Carl Sawicki worked on this bassoon in 1976
4525	(1905)			High d and e, rollers on Low D/C, F/Ab/F#		2/1997 (Germany) 2/2004 (klassik.com, bassoon.org)
4528	1906	1			Restored by Mooseman. New silver plating and overhaul.
4531	1905
4546	1903
4557	(1905)	1
4558	(1905)	1		High D, tubes, rollers on C#/D# and F/Ab. Bb guard on boot, ivory ring.		10/2003 (International Musician)
4559	(1905)			Dark red tiger stripe finish, ivory ring on bell; high D key, rollers on C#/D# and F#/G#; water tubes, right thumb whisper lock. Maintained by Carl Sawicki.		10/2003 (bassoon.org)
4562	(1905)	1
4563	1905
4564	1906
4575	(1906)		Bell and Long joint In case Top of the boot, bell and long joints Middle of the wing, bell and long joints			12/2005 (williampetit.com)
4577	(1906)		Boot-Back Boot-Front Wing/Long joint-Front Wing/Long joint-Back			1997 (sold) 2/2002 (bassoon.org) 9/2002 (eBay.com)
4582	(1906)	1
4583	(1906)	1
4585	1906	1				12/1999
4613	1906
4614	1907
4628	(1907)	1			restored by Carl Sawicki 1/1984
4634	(1907)					3/2001 (Europe)
4635	(1907)	1
4643	(1907)	1			Restored 2002 by Keith Bowen. Dark Red finish; High E, right-hand whisper key lock.
4647	(1907)	1			Overhauled 1984
4648/5	(1907)		In Case All pieces
4667	(1907)	1			Restored by Carl Sawicki in 1984
4668	(1907)	1
4670	(1907)					2/1999
4671	(1907)		Wing joint side view Wing joint inside view Long joint front view Long joint back view Boot back view Boot front view Bell back view Bell front view		This instrument was made for a player in the Bolshoi Theatre and used there for many years. It was then used by a bassoonist in Scandinavia and has come to the United States to be sold.	11/2001 (bassoon.org) 10/2002 (charlesmusic.com)
4681	(1907)					4/2007 (vioworld-klassik.de)
4686	1907
4687	1908
4696	(1908)					5/1998 (Czech)
4705	(1908)	1		The instrument has a large bore, much larger than almost any other 4000 series bassoon; it's dimensions are much closer to a modern instrument than any of its neighbors in the 4000 series. Also, it has much thicker walls. The instrument is walnut-colored and has the original ivory ring on the bell. The long joint has a modern, rounded cross-section.	Restored by Keith Bowen; completed in January of 2000. Work included adding high-D and high-E keys, in addition to new laquer and complete silver replating. The old F# mechanism, which closed also the low-E key using a special bridge linkage, was replaced and the tone hole resized to suit modern specifications. Also, Keith added keys with rollers for C#/D# and F#/G#. A whisper key was added by Heckel sometime in the distant past. Used for many years in the Bergen Philharmonic in Bergen, Norway. Also used in the Contemporary Chamber Composers and Players.	2/2000
4706	(1908)					10/1998 (Norway)
4710	(1908)	1
4716	(1908)					11/1990 (Germany)
4718	(1908)	2	Bell Long joint Wing joint Boot back Boot front		Modern U-tube, modernized keywork, refinishing and water tubes done by Laslie.	6/2002 (Kirker Bassoon Repair) 8/2007 (Charles Music)
4719	(1908)				Mark Krantz repair.
4721	(1908)				Wing joint tenon replaced.	7/2000 (Wisconsin)
4727	(1908)	1
4733	(1908)					9/1999 (Das Orchestra)
4767/3	1909		In Case Back of boot Front of boot Low D key Left Thumb area Bell label Right-hand finger holes Left-hand finger holes Serial number	No whisper key, no high d or e key. Thumb f sharp key closes low E key with special bridge. Hinged mechanism on top of bocal to open/close small bocal hole.	Restored by Heckel.	1/2002 4/2002 (eBay) 5/2003 (bassoon.org) 2/2004 (eBay)
4769	1908
4770	1909
4772/2	1909	1	In Case Bell Front of boot Back of boot Low D key Eb/Db keys In Case-after restoration Front-after restoration Back-after restoration	Small bore	Originally delivered to Chicago. Restored in 2008 by Ken Potsic.	2/2007 (eBay.com)
4777	(1909)	1
4781	(1909)		In Case Bell Back of Boot Front of Boot Bottom of Boot Boot and Bell Back; mid section Front; mid section		Not used from late 1970s until sale in 2007.	late 1970s 10/2007 (eBay.com)
4788	(1909)	1
4792	(1909)	2	Back of boot Front of boot Bell Long joint	Right and left hand rollers, low C extension. Wing joint and tone holes lined.		10/2001 5/2002 (NetInstruments.com) 10/2002 (Midwest Imports) 12/2002 (bassoon.org) 1/2003 (netinstruments.com) 3/2004 (ebay.com)
4802	(1909)	1
4806	(1909)				Stolen from Jonathan Smith
4807	(1909)	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore. Rebored by Heckel.
4813	1909	1
4814	1909
4817	(1909)	1			Keith Bowen restored keywork.	7/1998 11/1999 (eBay)
4822	(1909)		All joints in case Wing and boot joint Full assembled			10/2001 2/2002 (Italy) 1/2003
4825	(1909)					10/2005 (vioworld.de)
4829	(1909)				Refinished	10/2001 5/2002 (Baltimore Woodwind Repair)
4831	(1909)	1				12/2002 (bbb)
4839	(1909)		Front Back Repaired long joint
4840/	(1909)	1			Completely restored 2004 by HARY SCHWEIZER. Instrument in Brasil.
4851	(1909)			No rubber lining
4853	(1909)			Unlined boot, factory whisper key.	Spent some time in the Seattle area	11/2003 (bassoon.org) 2/2004 (Bassoon.org)
4860	(1909)	1				12/2002 (bbb)
4861	(1909)		In case Left thumb keys			9/2005 (vioworld.de)
4863	(1909)	1
4870	1909
4871	1910
4878	(1910)	1			Stolen 6/1990
4881	(1910)	1
4887	1910	1
4894	1910	1
4898/1	(1910)		Serial number on U-tube In the case Front Back			1/2003 (eBay)
4907	(1910)	1			Carl Sawicki worked on in 1988
4912	(1910)					2/1996 (Germany)
4913	(1910)					1/1984 (Germany)
4918	(1910)
4924	(1910)					11/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
4929	(1910)	2	Split bell Back of boot, front of wing/long joint Front of boot, back of wing/long joint	High D and E keys. Bell is split into two parts with a joint in the middle. May have been used for a low A attachment at some point.		4/1999 1/2005 (CharlesMusic.com)
4934	1911			High D and E. Ebony finish.	Originally delivered in Leipzig. Restored by Marcus in 1980	1/2005
4937	(1910)	1	In case Upper back Mid back Mid front Boot front Boot back Lower Boot back Mid Side Serial number	Metal ring on bell. Tone hole liners. Left hand high D and E keys, Eb and C# trill keys. Rollers on low Eb and Db pinky keys. Right hand whisper key lock, Ab-Bb trill key. Rollers on F, thumb Gb and Ab keys.	Restored by Carl Sawicki in late 1992	12/2003 (IDRS)
4941	(1910)	1
4949	(1910)	1
4952	(1910)	1	French bell wing inside of wing U-tube Boot-Front Long joint All Pieces All Pieces All Pieces	French bell		3/2005 (eBay) 12/2005 (eBay) 8/2006 (eBay) 10/2006 (eBay) 10/2006
4956	1910
4957	1911
4968	(1911)	1				3/2003 (marktplaats.tiscali.nl)
4971	(1911)	1				6/2001 11/2001 (eBay)
4974	(1911)	1
4988	1911			Used in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the 1980's. Work done by James Laslie, Holden McAleer; new water tubes by James Keyes. High D, whisper key lock, hand rest and rollers on F-Ab, thumb Gb-Ab and Eb-Db.		10/2007 (bassoon.org)
5000s
5000	1911	2		High D and E, nickel-plated keys. Has a special round emblem on the bell marking bassoon number 5000. Emblem is white, with the number 5000 in script surrounded by Roman-style ivy branches.
5001	(1911)	1
5009	(1911)	1				8/1999 (Europe)
5010	(1911)	1	In case Bell Serial number	Full restoration by Keith Bowen in Seattle, WA in 2000. Full replate of keys, restoration of the original finish. High D, E keys were added, as were the standard rollers on the Left Hand Eb/Db keys, and the Right Hand F/Ab keys. A rotary style Right Hand whisper key lock was added.		6/2006 (eBay)
5029	1911	1
5030	1912
5034	(1912)	1
5061	(1912)
5062	(1912)		In Case Front of Boot Back of Boot Front of wing Inside curve of wing Back of wing Outside of long joint Back of long joint Bell	German system with plateau long joint. "2 PAT DER STADT LEIPZIG 2" stamped on the wing and butt.		1/1994 (Germany) 12/2002 (bassoon.org) 12/2006 (eBay)
5064	1912	1
5065	1912	1
5079	(1912)
5094	(1912)					2/2004 (IDRS/Germany)
5095	(1912)
5101	(1912)					8/1999 (Russia)
5106	(1912)	1
5107	(1912)			small bore	Maintained by Keith Bowen	8/2005 (bassoon.org)
5112	(1912)				Marvin Krantz repairs.
5117	1912
5118	1913
5121	(1913)	1				7/2000 (eBay)
5123	(1913)	1			Refurbished by Laslie
5125	1913
5126	(1913)	1
5128	(1913)	1
5136	(1913)					1/2001 4/2003 (Landy Bassoon Repair)
5139	(1913)	1
5146	1913	2			Serviced by James Keyes in 1981, 1983, 1991, and 1994. High D and E added. Used in Atlanta, Columbus(OH), Savannah, and Milwaukee Symphonies. Number 1 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.	1982
5147	1913				Number 2 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5148	1913				Number 3 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5149	1913				Number 4 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5150	1913				Number 5 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5151	1913				Number 6 of a set ordered by and stamped Carl Fisher New York.
5158	(1913)					5/1998 (Das Orchestra)
5161	(1913)	1
5175	(1913)	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5177	(1913)	1
5178	(1913)	1
5185	(1913)	1
5187	1912	2
5190	(1913)	1
5193	(1913)	1
5196/1	(1913)	1		No high D or whisper key lock.		1/2003 (eBay)
5199	(1913)	1
5203	1913
5204	1914
5214	(1914)			French bell		5/2007 (Myatt)
5232	(1914)	1			Used to reside in Kiev
5235	(1914)	1
5242	(1914)	1
5249	(1914)	1			Carl Sawicki restoration in spring 1996
5251	(1914)					4/1991 (Germany)
5255	(1914)	1
5263	(1914)	1		High E key. Little finger whisper key.
5268	1914	1
5280	(1914)	1
5283	(1914)	1
5286	(1914)		Instrument in case Bell Long joint Boot front Boot back Wing joint	Double-keyed bell joint.	Instrument originally distributed via Carl Fisher, New York.	5/2002 (eBay)
5287	1914			French system
5292	(1915)	1
5294	(1915)	1
5297	(1915)	1
5307	(1915)	1
5308	1915
5310	(1914)
5313	(1918)	1
5316	(1918)	1			Non-professional attempt made at stripping finish
5319	1918
5320	(1918)
5324	(1918)	1
5325	1918
5326	(1919)			High E, Eb trill	Used to reside in Norway
5341	1919	1				6/2007 (private)
5354	(1919)	1
5457	1915	1
5529	(1919)	1
5544	(1919)	2		Refinished with 3 coats of hand rubbed varnish. All original keys have been re-plated. The tenon on the long joint (bass) has been reinforced. Added high "D" key Added 3rd finger "C" key All 5 finger holes are lined with hard rubber.	Used in the Austin Symphony	5/2005 (IDRS)
5552	1919
5557	(1919)
5560	1919
5565	1920
5566	(1920)	2			Used professionally in orchestras of Goetebourg, Sweden and Wuerzburg	10/2002 (mddoublereeds.com, bassoon.org) 3/2007 (private) 4/2007 (bassoon.org)
5567	(1920)			Added high D key. Short bore bassoon.	This instrument was previously owned and played by Alan Goodman in the LA Philharmonic. Overhaul in 1996 by Jean Carey, of Cadenza Music in Saint Paul, MN, and then a tune-up in 1998 at the same shop. Not played from 2000 until 5/2003.	5/2003 (bassoon.org)
5568	(1920)				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5571	(1920)			High D, off-set High E, Ab/Bb Trill	extensive work performed by Marcus/Wieler	1/2004 (Bassoon.org)
5581	(1920)			Red Mahogany		6/2004 (brainplanet.com)
5588	(1920)					11/1995
5592	(1920)				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5598	(1920)				Completely refurbished in 1995 by James Keyes and regularly serviced by him. Added by James Keyes: Tone-hole inserts. R.H. Thumb Whisper Lock. Balance hanger mechanism. Ab guard. Crutch assembly. High D key, High E key. C-Db trill above right hand I. Rollers between low C# and Eb, F and Ab.	3/2002 (IDRS)
5600	(1920)				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5601	(1920)	1				1/2007 (IDRS)
5606	(1920)	1		Whisper key lock in addition to left pinky whisper key. High D and E key, 4 rollers
5609	(1920)			Rollers for both hands, high D key, French whisper key; right hand whisper key lock.	overhauled by Jim Laslie
5611	(1920)	1				7/2006
5621	1920
5625	1921
5628	(1921)			High D and E keys, standard keywork.	Former instrument of Ferdinand Del Negro. Bore inaccuracies and G tone hole direction corrrected by Marcus and Wieler in 2001. High E by Peter Landy 1998 or 1999.	4/2002 (bassoon.org)
5630	(1921)	1		Described as a "hybrid" French/German instrument
5641	(1921)				Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5642	(1921)	1		Updated by Walter Rieger, high e-key, silver tubes, adjustable handrest		5/2005 (musicalchairs.info)
5653	(1921)	1			Used in the Cedar Rapids symphony orchestra	12/2004
5659	(1921)	2			Used in Helsinki Philharmonic
5678	(1921)					8/2005 (bassoon.org) 3/2006
5682	(1921)
5684	(1921)
5685	1921	1		French long joint and bell.
5687	(1921)			French system
5688	(1921)	1		French system left hand keywork including little finger whisper key; right hand German/Heckel system. French bell.	From the estate of the late Willard Elliot, Principal Bassoon, Chicago Symphony.	1/2002 8/2002 (bassoon.org)
5689	(1921)				Converted from world system.	3/1996 (International Musician)
5691	(1921)					8/1996 (England/Auction) 12/1997 (Wichita Band)
5694	(1921)	1
5700/2	(1921)		In case/left In case/right In case Serial number Serial number from above Right thumb area Looking down the Boot Bell ring
5703	(1921)	1				1995 12/1997 (Internet) 10/2007 (bassoon.org)
5704	(1921)		Back Front
5705	1921
5710	1922	1
5711	1922	1		Silver plating		10/2005 (vioworld.de)
5712	(1922)				Stolen 1994
5715	(1922)	1
5716	(1922)	1
5717	(1922)	1
5719	(1922)	1
5721	(1922)	1				1930s
5722/4	Jun 1922			High D and E, standard rollers. Short bore tuned to A=440.	Total restoration by Carl Sawicki with a deep red color and restriped in the classic Heckel fashion.	1/2002 10/2002 1/2003 (bassoon.org)
5726	1922	2				6/1998
5728	(1922)					5/2007(vioworld-klassik.de)
5729	1922	1
5730	(1922)			completely restored in 2003 (Chris Millard)		4/2005 (bassoon.org)
5733	(1922)	1
5739	(1922)
5741	(1922)	1		Restored by Keith Bowen. NOT a "long bore" instrument. Keith Bowen added high D and E keys, tubes in the finger holes, rollers on Low F-Ab, low F-F#, thumb Bb-F#, and low C#-D#, plus an extra touch for the low C. Custom whisper key lock mechanism, which can be engaged or disengaged without removing thumb from the key, thus not opening the whisper key pad while engaging or disengaging it. Original ivory bell ring with a chip missing. Metal rings on both ends of the long joint. The boot cap is set up to use a spike for playing.		12/2002 (ebay) 4/2003 (idrs)
5749	(1922)	1
5751	Sep 1922	1
5752	1922	1			Stolen
5756	(1922)					3/1996
5759	1922	1			Worked on by Carl Sawicki-Feb 1992
5765	(1922)	1
5766	(1922)
5771	(1922)
5797	(1922)	1			Used at the University of Miami (FL) in the 1940s and at the State University of New York at Potsdam for many years, until the mid-to-late 1980s. Worked on by Jim Keyes.
5798	(1922)	1
5799	(1922)	1
5800	(1922)	1
5806/3	(1922)		In Case Serial Number Back of Boot Front of Boot Front of Wing and Long joints Right thumb area			6/2007 (eBay.com)
5807/4	(1922)		In Case, view 1 In Case, view 2 Serial number Left thumb area Right thumb area	Has the letter stamped next to the serial number. This appear to be a form of a World system bassoon.	Used by the principal bassoonists of the Communal Theatre of Bologna and the Massimo Theatre Bellini of Catania.
5810	(1922)	1
5811	(1922)	1
5812	1922	1			Used in the National Symphony and Tucson Symphony. Went unused for 40 years (1925-1965). Keith Bowen sealed 9-1-07, high D, E offset, A bridge, RH wisp key lock, RH double wide little finger F# G#, silver tone holes, lined, water tubes, rollers both LH and RH thumbs and pinkies.	10/2007 (bassoon.org)
5813	(1923)	1
5815	(1923)
5817	1923
5818	(1923)	1		High D and E, tuning ring on bass joint, some rollers, tubes in boot joint.	Overhaul by R. Walter, Stuttgart, Germany	10/2002 (bassoon.org)
5820	(1923)	1			Restored by Krantz. Mocha color. Boot and Long joint stamped "V"; bell and wing stamped "I". Serviced by Keith Bowen.	5/1998 10/1998
5821/0	(1923)	1	Wing joint-front Wing joint-back Boot-front Boot-back	No High D or E, "long bore"	Restored 2001.	11/2000 12/2001 (eBay)
5822	(1923)	2		Whisper Lock, High D, E flat and E keys, Rollers on right hand Low E to F# key, pinky F to G# roller, and an original thumb trill Ab to Bb.	Krantz repair. Used in La Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico.	1994 6/2007 (bassoon.org) 3/2008 (private)
5823	(1923)	2			Used in Cleveland orchestra.	1960s
5824	(1923)	1			Stolen, 8/18/2007 in Houston, TX; recovered from a pawn shop a few days later.
5827	(1923)					7/1996
5828	(1923)	1
5830	(1923)	1			Overhauled by Howarths in 2004.	9/2005 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
5831/3	(1923)	1	Full-length back Mid front Front of Boot Left thumb area Balance Hanger Label on Wing joint	Stamped for Carl Fisher, NY.	Originaly maintained in LA by Horst Moening, then John Shamlian in N.J.; lately Jimmy Keyes in TN and some recent voicing by George Campbell in LA.	1948
5832	1923	1			Made for Carl Fisher Music, NYC
5833	(1923)	1			Carl Sawicki repairs 2/84
5836	(1923)			World System keywork		8/2005 (bassoon.org)
5841	1923	2	In Case In Case		Recently completely refurbished.	5/2007 (craigslist.org)
5874	(1923)
5889	(1923)	1
5895	(1923)		In Case Front of boot Back of boot Front of wing Back of wing Back of long joint Side of long joint Bell		Was refinished by Heckel and came to U.S in the 1940's. Serviced by Chad Taylor in October 2004. Added high A/whisper key bridge, right-hand whisper key lock, Low E/whisper key bridge to accomodate whisper key lock, repaired crack in both boot joint tenon sockets.
5896	(1923)	1
5898	1923	3		High D and E keys, rollers on F/Ab and Eb/C#, and a high A/whisper key bridge. The Heckel factory told one owner that the instrument was built to A=435 with a #2 bocal.	Totally restored in 1991, including refinishing of the wood, replating of the keys, complete repad and adjustment, the addition of water tubes.	1/2003 (IDRS)
5899	(1923)	1			Used in the Burton article Graphing the Bassoon Bore.
5907	(1923)			Refinished and replated at Hans Moennigs shop in Philadelphia. 2 sterling water tubes.		9/2006 (baltimorewoodwindrepair.com)
5910	(1923)	1
5911	(1923)	1		Pezzi long joint
5912	(1923)	1		Palisander wood
5913	(1923)	1		High D & Ab/Bb trill
5914	1924	1
5916	(1923)	1		Original French system long joint and bell changed over to German key system by Keith Bowen
5921	(1923)	1			Brought to US by a soldier after WW II. Sat in an attic for 20+ years. High D key added.	1976
5922	1923	1			Owned by a music school for the instrument's entire "life"
5926	(1923)	1		World system	Purchased in 1926 for $125!	1926
5930	(1924)					8/1996 (RDG)
5934	(1924)	1		World system		5/2006 (IDRS)
6000s
6000	1924	1
6001	1924	2		High D, E, silver, some tubes. Ivory bell ring. Standard rollers.		11/2003 (bassoon.org)
6002	1924	1
6004	(1924)
6005	(1924)
6008	(1924)	1
6011	1924
6012	1924
6014	(1925)	1
6015	(1925)	1
6017	(1925)	1				12/1997 (Das Orchestra)
6024	1924
6031	1924	1
6032	(1925)	2		Standard key work and rollers with high Eb key and right thumb whisper key lock. Refubished by Carl Sawicki with triple silver plating.		12/2006 (musicalchairs.eu.com)
6033	1925	1		Completely modernized in 1989. Cuchuriano system installed. Keys silver plated; modern spatulas on boot with many rollers. High D, E keys, Ab/Bb trill, joint lock, French whisper key also added. Ivory bell ring. Low E pancake is sculpted with rollers to both sides.		1997 4/2003 (bassoon.org)
6095	(1925)	1
6096	(1925)	1
6099	(1925)	1				7/2003 (musicalchairs.info)
6101	(1925)	1
6103	(1925)	1			restored 1992
6106	(1925)	1		Ab/Bb trill		4/2001
6109	(1925)	1				1997
6111	1925	1		No "D" or "E" keys or rollers.		9/2000
6112	(1924)	1				1978
6114	(1924)	1
6116	(1924)	1			restored 1992
6118	(1924)	1
6119	(1924)	1	In case	Black, High D, silver keys, rollers LF F and Ab and LH Eb/Db	Used in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra	1995 4/2007 (eBay) 4/2007 (bassoon.org)
6120/4	(1924)	1		Also has the letter K stamped on the U-tube.	Restored in the mid 1990s and had a high D key added, as well as a whisper-key-lock.	2003
6123	(1924)	1
6124	1924	1		High d and e keys, tubes by Heckel		1985
6125	(1924)				One owner from 1930s until 2000.	3/2003 (Bassoon.org)
6126	(1924)	1	In Case-1 In Case-2 In Case-3 Left Fingers Right Fingers Right Thumb keys	Complete restoration, including: double plated in silver by Anderson, high D key was added, little finger key work (left and right) was upgraded to FOX castings with rollers, Right Hand thumb keys were also upgraded with FOX castings.		11/2007 (eBay) 1/2008 (eBay)
6131	1924					12/1997 1968
6133	(1924)	1		Repairs by Marcus High D/E and tubes		8/1987
6138	1924	1
6141	(1924)					11/1997
6170	(1924)	1
6174	(1924)			black		1995
6175	1924
6179	(1925)	1
6180	(1925)	1
6181	1925
6182	(1925)	1
6183	(1925)	1		High D/E		1968
6184	1925	2		No Hi D or above. Has an enlarged pancake key with rollers all around it. Has a left thumb Low C trill key. It also has evidence of having had a left hand rest at some point. It also has an screw-type attachment on the end cap; use unknown.		1968 11/2002 (Baltimore Woodwind)
6185	(1925)
6186	(1925)	1				2002
6187	1925	1			Used as model for bore dimensions by Jim Burton. Refurbished by Heckel 1967.	12/1997
6188	1925	1
6189	(1925)	2				1975 1985
6191	(1925)					5/2000
6197	(1925)
6205	(1925)	1
6206	(1925)					7/2003 (bassoon.org)
6207	(1925)					1994</